Graymont is hiring a Maintenance Mechanic at our Port Inland, Michigan facility. The Maintenance Mechanic will work with other maintenance, operations and management personnel to provide a safe, cost-efficient program to properly maintain the company's equipment and facility assets. Utilize best maintenance practices to keep equipment reliability and efficiency at maximum levels.

• Perform routine, scheduled preventative maintenance and repairs to all plant equipment
• Perform unscheduled (breakdown) repairs to any plant equipment as directed
• Have a complete understanding of the process, plant equipment, associated controls & instrumentation, power systems, and ALL safe maintenance practices
• Utilize manuals, blueprints, parts catalogs, vendors, technical experts, and CMMS (computerized maintenance management system) to properly maintain equipment, and diagnose equipment malfunctions
• Perform timely, accurate record keeping in CMMS for inventory control, parts orders, and equipment files
• Maintain shift records of mechanical, operational, environmental, and safety data
• Proper preventative maintenance & mechanical repairs to protect equipment
• Achieve minimal equipment downtime to produce stable process operation with maximum safe production
• Perform routine equipment inspections & lubrication
• Fabrication of guards, base plates, chutes, etc.
• Cutting (Oxy/acet and plasma) of mild and stainless steel
• Welding (stick & wire-feed) of mild and stainless steel
• Alignment of drives, bearings, motors, shafts, couplings, sprockets, and sheaves using precision alignment tools
• Safely remove & install equipment/components with proper rigging techniques using cranes, forklifts, hoists, properly rated rigging, & approved practices
• Maintenance to kiln drive systems, ball mills, roll crushers, belt conveyors, screw conveyors, fans, feeders, airlocks, actuated gates, load-out spouts, compressed air systems, hydraulic systems, pneumatic blowers, bucket elevators, product screens, weigh belts, product scales, mobile equipment, HVAC, etc.
• Perform refractory repairs
• Change bags, cages, and components in process dust collectors
• Carpentry & pipefitting skills
• Basic electrical knowledge to assist electricians
• Perform routine clean-up of work areas---before & after maintenance jobs
• Direct operations personnel assisting with maintenance functions
• Assist operations personnel as required

Job Requirements:

This job requires the use of safe, scheduled maintenance practices to support the operation of a state-of-the-art PLC automated facility that runs around-the-clock. Requirements include, but are not limited to:

• High school diploma and 5 years of industrial maintenance experience preferred
• The ability to communicate fluently to convey, exchange, and understand questions, ideas and instructions in both verbal and written form
• Meticulous attention to detail regarding accuracy of work performed
• Possess good math skills including four basic arithmetic functions and common units of measurement
• Possess computer skills sufficient to operate CMMS, fill out maintenance work requests, and the ability to learn and understand the operation of plant control systems
• Ability to use all tools and precision instruments to perform maintenance on equipment and systems as listed in "job description"
• Able to access and work in ALL areas of plant which include heights up to 125' above ground level, and confined spaces
• Lifting, carrying, pushing or moving of 75 pounds minimum
• Work in adverse outdoor weather conditions
• Tolerate intermittent exposure to temperature extremes, dust, noise, and vibration
• Ability to detect safety hazards and equipment malfunctions, and respond accordingly
• Knowledge of best-maintenance practices
• Ability to safely operate front-end loader, skid-steer loader, forklift, hoists, cranes
• Ability and willingness to be cross-trained in other job functions
• Strict adherence to safety policies
• Valid driver license
• Millwright & electrical credentials a plus
• Duties are usually performed during day shift, but this position entails responsibility for a 24 hour per day, 7 day per week operation, and scheduled "on-call" status is required. Call-outs, overtime, Saturday, Sunday, holiday, and nightshift hours will be required as conditions demand. Day shift is NOT guaranteed, as rotating shifts are always a possibility in a continuous operation such as this.